TN woman dupes people in B'luru of lakhs of rupees; uses RBI, Finance Minister's names to gain faith
Bengaluru: In a duping incident reported from Anekal taluk, people lost lakhs of rupees to a woman who used the names of Finance Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) while offering them high amounts of subsidy along with the money she lent them.
The fraudster, identified as Pavithra, a native of Hosur in Tamil Nadu, had opened an agency named 'Blue Wings' and claimed that the RBI had granted her agency up to Rs 17 crore, to gain the trust of the people she called. She later started presenting fake documents with the signature of the Finance Minister as proof in favour of the agency. Next, she started sending the people video clips of the bundles of the money 'Blue Wings' was working with.
Gaining the confidence of the people she called with such tricks, Pavithra then started assuring them that she would lend them money without much fuss or lengthy procedures. She offered Rs 5 lakh as subsidy for every Rs 10-lakh loan she gave, but added that the clients would have to deposit money with the agency before getting the loan amount.
The clients, believing Pavithra's words to be true, deposited very high amounts of their money with the 'Blue Wings' agency. When they got no loan from the other party even after waiting for a couple of months, they realized that they had been duped by Pavithra. People from various areas, like Chandapura, Attibele, Hosur and Dharmapuri, reportedly lost a lot of their money in the incident.
A case was registered against Pavithra and her accomplices by the Attibele Police based on a complaint filed by Rathnamma, a resident of Mayasandra. The officers said that case has also been booked against Praveen, Yallappa, Sheela, Rukmini, Radha, Mamatha, Nehruji, Sharat Kumar, Satish, Manjula, Martin, Hemalatha, Shalini and the other people involved in the duping act, and that investigation is underway.
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Surveillance intensified in Bengal border districts as killers of Suvendu's PA may flee out of state
Kolkata (PTI): Police stations in border districts of West Bengal intensified surveillance and searches as investigators suspect the involvement of professional shooters from neighbouring states in the killing of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's close aide, a senior officer said on Friday.
The police are also investigating the role of local criminals who might have provided logistical support to the assailants, he said.
More than 36 hours after Adhikari's personal assistant Chandranath Rath was assassinated by motorcycle-borne gunmen at Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district, the police are yet to make any arrest.
“A detailed investigation is underway. The manner in which the attack was carried out suggests extensive reconnaissance and the possible involvement of hired sharpshooters from outside the state,” a senior police officer told PTI.
He also said all police stations in border districts have been alerted.
"Checks are being carried out at multiple points, and CCTV footage from areas along Jessore Road is being thoroughly scanned,” another senior officer said.
According to probe findings, the gunmen allegedly followed Rath’s vehicle before launching the attack.
“The escape route of the gunmen indicates that they were familiar with the locality, or local criminals might have assisted them. Without local support, fleeing through the lanes so quickly would have been difficult,” the officer added.
The police, however, are yet to ascertain the motive behind the murder.
The police and detective department officers have launched extensive searches in and around Madhyamgram near Kolkata.
Heavy deployment of police and central forces has also been made in the area since the murder occurred on Wednesday night.
"A motorcycle used in the crime was registered in 2012 in the name of a resident of Burnpur in Asansol. However, the police found that no person by that name currently resides at the address given during the vehicle registration process," another officer said.
